I’m glad he down In G-league. As bad as I want him up here I don’t want him stuck behind all these old guards we have. Mason Jones can’t even get playing time.
What are we wating for in bringing him up. I believe we lost the window in showcasing dipo, pj, house and eg. All have stunk it up for the most part. Id rather have KPJ now than have to see eg be questionable on random games. These people keep sitting out like pssies! And wall, he gets numbers but he's not fun to watch. Harden really has spoiled us, that whenever players go iso or play selfish basketball, they are lightyears behind the beard. But now with kpj, we have a young lefty that still has a chance to be great.
I FULLY expected the TOs when he began molding to be the PG. He's running the show full time with the ball in his hands - a change for him and besides the TOs (which at times are just dumb brain farts) he's BALLING! He is a plus defender and his offensive skill set would be at or better than what Wall is giving the Rockets currently. Im kinda giddy! Oh but yeah gotta remember he's a ticking time bomb
In that sense Harden was closer to Terrance Williams at 20 than prime Harden. KPJ at 19 averaged more points with better efficiency than Harden on his rookie season at 20. Look, predicting any 20 year old to be a top 25 all time great unless they are Lebron is extremely premature especially with a kid that has some immense hurdles to climb in terms of mental health. But the dude is far more talented than Terrence Williams ever was. At 20, his foot work, change of pace and ball handling are far ahead of someone like Terrence Williams. KPJ has that change of pace ability that made Harden special. KPJ is fast but he doesn't always play fast. He knows how to control pace of his speed to fool defenders. A 20 year old being able to do that is very impressive.
Yeah stuff like this is what i'm afraid will lead to KPJ not panning out. While he's already under pressure to prove it in the league....this added pressure to be the next JH, (already an all time great) is crazy. The only other 19-20 something year old I've seen live up to crazy hype to be someone great was that dude in LA, that had stops in CLE and MIA
ya the shot form and midrange-only of alex english was different, but brooks' smoothness and release are similar imo
KPJ can finish better with his right hand than Harden, that's about it.....But he's still young, tons of room to improve.
These comparisons are from NBA nephews, don't nobody pay attention to them. KPJ is the next KPJ (whatever that will be) and he happens to have a similar style to Harden. That's it. I think Lucas and other vets will remind him of that.
Vipers FO need to sign some 5 Out centers like Bruno Caboclo, Jonah Bolden or Dragan Bender. Longer players that can rim protect, rebound, switch AND be threat from 3. Wooten and KJ are just too limited to play this role full time. And Rockets losing BT to Cavs was stupid lack of foresight.
There alot of hype for this guy, but you wonder why if he is so great, why did cavs flip him easy for a 2nd rd pick. Hes not even a top 20 draft talent, his ceiling could be like DeShawn Stevenson . So what he does some random bs harden moves, that dont mean jack ****.
He was projected to be a top lottery pick but his issues off the court in highschool and at USC had him drop to 30. His ability isn't the issue. His ability is in the top tier amongst young talent in this league.
Yea i remember about how they say he could be a bust, but like i said this was like a article back in the day... https://www.canishoopus.com/2019/6/...polarizing-prospect-kevin-porter-jr-nba-draft Maybe it was this when T-Wolves wanted to draft him to play along side Towns, but many people said no he just flashy bust, that would be picked up early or late in 2nd rd, and he had attitude problems etc.. If he does pan out, and Rockets probably would used a 2nd rd pick to get him anyways.
PEOPLE!! YOU ALL ARE NOT SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE. C-Wood is 25, he only signed a 3yr contract!! He came here to WIN not rebuild. He will only have one more yr left after next yr.....The Rockets need to put together a team next year. If I'm them, damn a draft pick, unless it's Cade Cunningham, they need a young veteran PF to put next to C-Wood; MPJ, Collins, etc. Trade Gordon and Oladipo this year and go after DeRozan and have KPJ coming off the bench next yr Wall DeRozan off season acquisition C-Wood Collins via trade Tate Bench KPJ KMJ Brown Nwaba Patton House McLemore or another shooter WOOD WANTS TO WIN NOW!
